Breakfast links: Hottest day of the year

Record-setting heat

DC was the hottest city in the country yesterday, hitting 100 degrees for the first time since 2012. The heat index topped out at 113 degrees. Today should be cooler, but the city is still under a heat emergency. (Washingtonian, Post)

Too hot for fast trains

Because of the heat, Metro capped train speeds to 35 mph above ground. The tracks hit temperatures above 135 degrees yesterday. (DCist)

Can’t ban RPP?

Many new, higher density apartments in DC claim to waive residents’ right to residential parking permits. But the city agencies that would need to enforce these bans aren’t even aware of them. (UrbanTurf)

New office, historic buildings

Construction for a new office complex will preserve nearly a block of historic buildings at the site in Mount Vernon Triangle. Workers have found some interesting artifacts as they dig down and lift up the historic properties to pour foundation. (WBJ)

More red signal fallout

Metro General Manager Wiedefeld has disciplined five more employees after a train operator ran a red signal and nearly collided with another train earlier this month, blaming poor communication for the incident. (WAMU)

Lights out, Metro still running

The U Street Metro station lost power for about an hour Monday morning. The station remained open and trains still ran, though not without delays. (Borderstan)

NYC’s Metro-style shutdown

The New York City subway’s L train will shut down for 18 months beginning in January 2019 to conduct extensive tunnel repairs needed after Hurricane Sandy. The shutdown will disrupt travel for 200,000 daily riders. (Post)

Lightning damage on the L

A Chicago light rail

L station partially collapsed after a direct lightning strike on Sunday. A train pulling into the station narrowly avoided the station’s canopy as it fell on to the tracks. (NBC Chicago)